interweb ink » safe http://www.interwebink.com news from around the web from people addicted to tech Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:14:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mac Hack: Intel-base startup keys http://www.interwebink.com/2010/02/intel-base-startup-keys/ http://www.interwebink.com/2010/02/intel-base-startup-keys/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:48:50 +0000 Savan Thongvanh http://www.interwebink.com/?p=273
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    • ]]>     If you’ve ever had problems starting up your intel based mac you’ll want to bookmark this article. Apple released a support article today with a load of great keyboard shortcuts to subvert the startup of Intel based Macs.

    And without further adeiu…(oh and here’s freebie, don’t make the bookmark on your mac)
    If you’ve ever had problems starting up your intel based mac you’ll want to bookmark this article. Apple released a support article today with a load of great keyboard shortcuts to subvert the startup of Intel based Macs.

    And without further adeiu…

    Keystroke Description
    C during startup Start up from a bootable CD or DVD, such as the Mac OS X Install disc that came with the computer.
    D during startup Start up in Apple Hardware Test (AHT), if the Install DVD 1 is in the computer.
    Option-Command-P-R until you hear two beeps. Reset NVRAM
    Option during startup Starts into Startup Manager, where you can select a Mac OS X volume to start from. Note: Press N to make the the first bootable Network volume appear as well.
    Eject, F12, or hold the mouse (/trackpad) button Ejects any removable media, such as an optical disc.
    N during startup Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot).
    T during startup Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode.
    Shift during startup Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items.
    Command-V during startup Start up in Verbose mode.
    Command-S during startup Start up in Single-User mode.
    Option-N during startup Start from a NetBoot server using the default boot image.

    See the Apple article for more on which models these are good for.

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